Snow and ice might keep you out off the water, but there are plenty of outdoorsy things to do while you're housebound.

Last week, I talked about how the alternator in my daily driver 2003 BMW E39 530i died while my wife and I were in southern ...

Cut, tighten, loosen, open, and twist your way through whatever challenges crop up.

If you’ve got a decent CRT monitor, you can usually adjust the settings to make sure the image scans nicely across the whole display. But what if you could rotate the whole image itself? [Jeri ...

There are many types of wire connectors out there but these are some of the most common ones you'll encounter.

A picture-perfect proposal went wrong after the engagement ring accidentally slipped through the groom-to-be's shaking hands and fell 118 feet onto snow-covered ski slopes in Michigan. Trevor Van Camp ...

The M4’s magnetic mount securely sticks to your phone but sometimes struggles to stay attached to the actual controller. As ...

Friends of Commerce CEO, RJ Stephens, will speak at Acumatica Summit 2026, January 25–28, 2026 at the Seattle Convention Center’s Summit building. Disconnected systems limit B2B growth. This session ...

Abstract: This paper deals with brush wear and current distribution of carbon brushes on steel slip rings. Measurements of brush wear and brush current have been carried out both in generators in ...

Abstract: Contactless slip rings often require relative rotation between primary and secondary coils due to operational demands in industrial applications. Theoretical and experimental studies reveal ...